Kurs

The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Minorities

This course addresses the human rights of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, taking up contemporary tensions such as religious, social and political conditions, tensions between national sovereignty and collective and individual rights, as well as questions of identity. Significant emphasis is placed on the arguments that have been asserted by actual minority groups on these issues.

Efter kursen förväntas studenten:

  • show a basic understanding of the theoretical framework that defines how these rights relate to the nation-state and to democracy
  • demonstrate independent thinking and competence in undertaking research on indigenous peoples’ relationship to majority populations and cultural frameworks
  • show a good understanding of how indigenous rights, as well as the rights of ethnic and national minorities, are defined in international law

Anaya, S. James, 2004. Indigenous Peoples in International Law, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. (380 sid)

Bodley, John H., 2008. Victims of Progress. Lanham: AltaMira Press (358 p).
or
Bodley, John H., 2015. Victims of Progress. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield (395 p). Also available as e-bok via EbscoHost for students and staff at University College Stockholm.

Articles

Asch, Michael and Samson, Colin, et al., 2004. “Dialogue on the Return of the Native”. Current Anthropology, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 261-267 (7 sid).

Bowen, John R., 2000. ”Should We have a universal concept of indigenous peoples’ rights?. Anthropology Today, vol. 16, No. 4 pp. 12-16 (5 sid). Available at JSTOR. Note that this requires that you create an account at JSTOR.

Engle, Karen, 2011. On Fragile Architecture: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Human Rights (23 sid) European Journal of International Law, vol. 22, No. 1, pp.141-163. Available at www.ejil.org/search.php

Johansson Dahre, Ulf, 2008. The Politics of Human Rights: Indigenous Peoples and the Conflict on Collective Human Rights”, The International Journal of Human Rights, (2008) vol. 12 , no 1, pp. 41-52. (12 sid)

Kenrick, Justin & Lewis, Jerome, 2004. “Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and the Politics of the Term Indigenous”. Anthropology Today, vol.20, no 2, s 4-9 (6 sid). Available at JSTOR. Note that this requires that you create an account at JSTOR.

Kuper, Adam, 2003. “The Return of the Native”. Current Anthropology, vol 44, No. 3, pp. 388-402. (15 sid)

Reference Literature

The International Discourse on Indigenous Peoples: A Compilation of International Documents. Red. Ulf Johansson Dahre, 2018, Terra Nullius förlag

Kurslitteraturen reviderades senast 8 oktober 2018.

Schemat finns tillgängligt senast en månad innan kursen startar. Vi rekommenderar inte att du skriver ut schemat eftersom vissa ändringar kan ske.

Öppna schemat

Ulf Johansson Dahre

Fil. dr, docent

ulf.johansson-dahre@ehs.se

Betyg

A = Framstående, B = Mycket bra, C = Bra, D = Tillfredsställande, E = Tillräcklig, Fx = Otillräcklig, komplettering möjlig, F = Otillräcklig

Examinationsformer

  • Hemtentamen

Grundläggande behörighet.

Attendance at lectures and seminars is mandatory at Stockholm School of Theology.

Fastställd av Kollegiet i Mänskliga rättigheter vid Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm den 8 december 2014.

Senast reviderad den 26 oktober 2015.